Where does “abacate” come from?

abacate (Portuguese) comes from Spanish aguacate, from Nahuatl āhuacatl, from Proto-Nahuan pa:wa — avocado.

abacate (Portuguese): avocado

Definitions

  1. avocado

Ancestry of “abacate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishaguacateavocado; a shade of green like an avocado; a...
2Nahuatlāhuacatl—
3Proto-Nahuanpa:waavocado

Words derived from “abacate”

Every word from Proto-Nahuan pa:wa →Every word from Nahuatl āhuacatl →Every word from Spanish aguacate →